Parallel Structure

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Parallel Structure
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• I would rather eat potatoes than to eat rice.
• Global warming affects humans, the environment,
  and is scary.
• It's harder to do long division than dividing
  with a calculator.
• Pirates ransacked the mansion, but werent
  stealing all the silver.
• Merchants receive either money or trade goods
  with their clients.
• Bruce Wayne enjoys donning his Batman costume, to
  answer the Commissioner's phone calls, and to
  save Gotham City from cruel villains like the
  Penguin.

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• It is easier to tell the truth than lying to
  people you love.
• For her birthday, Marsha received a cake, some
  clothes, and she got a new CD player.
• Jim wanted to scare us by telling us a ghost
  story and he showed us a horror movie.
• The witness described the suspect as tall,
  light-skinned, and with a beard.
• Spending the day with you is better than if we
  were apart.

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• Brian disliked not only playing baseball but also
  to run long distances.
• The new house has a large porch, an eat-in
  kitchen, and the floors are carpeted.
• This plan is creative but a risk.
• I want neither your sympathy nor do I want your
  pity.
• Managing your money well is to be prepared for
  the future.